"dope sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-dope sheet.ogg [Australia] Forms: dope sheets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dope sheet (plural dope sheets)
  1. (idiomatic) A summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dope_sheet-en-noun-RdeD9RdM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 11 21
  2. (idiomatic, gambling) A publication, updated very frequently and used by people who make horse racing wagers, which summarizes information about the horses running in specific races; a publication which provides background information and/or predictions used by people wagering on any sort of competition. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-dope_sheet-en-noun-evEVtx7u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 11 21 Topics: gambling, games
  3. (idiomatic, photography) A summary of the content and technical information for a set of photographs. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-dope_sheet-en-noun-VQGytasI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 11 21 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  4. (idiomatic, film) A set of detailed instructions which the designer of an animated film provides to the photographers and editors. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Film Synonyms (animation instructions): exposure sheet
    Sense id: en-dope_sheet-en-noun-BjOlncek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 33 11 21 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'animation instructions': 25 22 7 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dope book [information, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, pets], racing form [information, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, pets], scratch sheet [information, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, pets], tip sheet [information, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle, pets], dopesheet, dope-sheet

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